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Description: Art works best when we mix patterns with surprise, or complements with contrasts. Explore and wonder at the universality of repetition versus novelty, or theme versus variation.  The power of “same and different” doesn’t end with elemental music and movement, but also extends to our social, emotional and cultural connections. 

Bio: Ashley Brown Woodside is dedicated to exploring the interplay of creative dance and music education. She is an accomplished dancer and saxophone player with a Bachelor’s in Music Education from Syracuse University and a Master’s in Liberal Studies from Manhattanville College. She completed her Orff Schulwerk Levels at the San Francisco International Orff Course. Ashley has been a Teacher Educator in Movement Levels I - III at summer Orff teacher education courses since 2013. Her articles on elemental movement have been published in The Orff Echo. In addition to presenting workshops to school systems and chapters nationally and abroad, Ashley teaches K - 5th grade children Chorus and General Music for Anne Arundel County Public Schools in Maryland.

GBAOSA is a Chapter of the American Orff-Schulwerk Association